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8 Coke Lane, Dublin, D07 EN2Y
CRO: 45364
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CHY: 6525
01 662 9212
info@onefamily.ie
Cherish CLG t/a One Family
8 Coke Lane, Dublin, D07 EN2Y
CRO: 45364
RCN: 20012212
CHY: 6525
01 662 9212
info@onefamily.ie
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New Jobseekers’ Transition arrangement: For lone parents work is now more of a possibility
Press Release For lone parents work is now more of a possibility (Dublin, 21 May 2013) Today, Minister Burton, listening and responding to One Family’s Ten Solutions campaign is presenting to Cabinet a progressive reform which will allow lone parents who are on social welfare to seek part-time work rather than full-time when they are moved to […]
One Family calls for national debate on what family means
Press Release Let’s make Family Day meaningful for all families – the Constitution is out of step with reality, it’s time for change (Dublin, Tuesday 14 May) Tomorrow, Wednesday 15 May is UN International Day of the Family and One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, calls for a national debate on what family […]
One Family Delegate at Leuven Conference on Social Investment Package
One Family’s Director of Policy & Programmes, Stuart Duffin, is attending the Conference on the Social Investment Package today and tomorrow at the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, Belgium. A framework for policy reforms to enhance social protection, invest in people’s skills and capabilities, and support people as required throughout their lives is outlined […]
One Family calls for tailoring of new afterschool childcare scheme
Press Release One Family calls for tailoring of new afterschool childcare scheme (Dublin, 24 April 2013) One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, has welcomed the announcement today by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., and Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, that the first pilot phase of the new […]
Engaging Women: Taking the Next Step into Politics
One Family and Women for Election will co-host the free seminar Engaging Women: Taking the Next Step into Politics on Tuesday 21 May 2013 in European Parliament Offices, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. Registration with tea/coffee opens at 9.30am and the event runs from 10.00am-1.00pm, with a light lunch to follow. The keynote speaker is Jessica N. Grounds. Jessica, […]
One Family and EBS announce Family Day celebrations and national art competition
Press Release ONE FAMILY AND EBS ANNOUNCE FAMILY DAY CELEBRATIONS AND NATIONAL ART COMPETITION Family Day | Sunday, 19 May 2013 | www.familyday.ie Celebrate families, celebrate your family. (Dublin, 18 April 2013) One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families and EBS celebrate the diversity of families in Ireland with Family Day 2013. This […]
UNICEF publishes Report Card 11
One Family is attending Taking Action to Fight Child Poverty and to Promote Child Well-being, a two-day conference in Dublin organised by Eurochild, European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland, UNICEF and Children’s Rights Alliance as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU. Yesterday UNICEF published Report Card 11 naming Ireland as the 10th best developed country in […]
The time for One Family’s ‘Ten Solutions Smarter Futures’ is now
Almost half of the State’s children are living in households in receipt of social welfare, the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee was told yesterday. Ita Mangan, Chairwoman of the group that recommended a two-tier child benefit system, warned that this is “worrying” and also told the committee that one in five children in the Republic of […]
One Family reacts to new UK childcare provisions
Budget 2013 has been delivered in the UK today. Responding to the UK government’s announcement that up to 85% of childcare costs for some low-income families eligible for Universal Credit (UC) will be covered from April 2016, Stuart Duffin, One Family’s Director of Policy & Programmes, said: “UK government is recognising the high costs of […]
Storytelling with Children’s Authors, a Giraffe and Poppy
One Family is delighted to welcome two authors, Sandra Garrish and Karl O’Neill, to Cherish House for a storytelling event on Thursday and we invite you to join us. Canadian writer Sandra will read ‘Above The Trees’, a story she wrote for her young daughter. It aims to open a dialogue to explain the absence […]
State of the Nation’s Children Report published today
The State of the Nation’s Children Report: Ireland 2012 has been published this afternoon; the fourth report in a biannual series. Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, launched the report which shows that the number of children in Ireland has increased by 13.4% since 2002. The Minister said it pointed to the […]
Report on Child and Family Income Support published
The Report on Child and Family Income Support by the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare was published yesterday and has caused considerable concern for parents across Ireland. The report, however, is an advisory report submitted to Government for consideration; Government has not agreed it. No decisions have been made on this and no […]
Listen to a One Family radio documentary
On February 13th this year, Dublin City FM broadcast a 30-minute radio documentary about One Family. It features interviews with One Family staff members and parents who have availed of our services, offering an insight into what we do and why we do it. Produced by Pearlman Media, the documentary was part of Faith, Hope & […]
One Family reiterates need for social justice for one-parent families in Ireland
Press Release One Family Reiterates Need for Social Justice for One-parent Families in Ireland Today is UN World Day of Social Justice which aims to promote poverty eradication and social integration. The IMF ranks Ireland as the 15th in the world by GDP per capita yet 232,000 children are at risk of poverty, which represents […]
Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2011 finds lone parent households are most deprived
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) in Ireland for 2011, a household survey covering a broad range of issues in relation to income and living conditions. These new figures show that lone parent households are the most deprived, with 56% classified as deprived. According to the […]
One Family welcomes research which indicates that focusing on family type as a predictor for child well-being is irrelevant
One Family today welcomes research from UCD analysing 9 year olds in the Growing Up in Ireland data which strongly indicates that focusing on family type as a predictor for child well-being is irrelevant. One Family Director Karen Kiernan welcomed the report saying: “This research confirms what we have seen for 40 years in One […]
Survival Guide to Christmas
One Family’s Survival Guide to Christmas Christmas can be a wonderful time when we come together to celebrate the passing of another year and to look forward to beginning a new year full of potential and possibility. But it can also be a time of enormous stress and tremendous loneliness. Images of happy faces and […]
Watch One Family 40th Video
If you couldn’t join us for One Family 40th celebrations, perhaps you’d like to watch the video…. Part 1 features Mary Henry, President, One Family, John O’Connell, Chair, One Family and Catriona Crowe, Head of Special Projects at The National Archives of Ireland. Part 2 features Karen Kiernan, Director, One Family reading a moving message from […]
One Family asks Mins, TDs and Senators to reflect on Budget 2013 impacts
One Family recommends Ministers, TDs, Senators and the architects of Budget 2013 reflect on its impacts One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, overviews the potential impacts of Budget 2013. Karen Kiernan, Director of One Family offers her insight, ‘Household income for lone parents is squeezed once again with 1 in 5 poor children […]
Audio interviews with One Family founders
As part of our 40th celebrations, we interviewed some of the original founder members of One Family – listen to their moving memories and insights into parenting alone 40 years ago, and how things have and haven’t changed….Evelyn Forde, Annette Hunter-Evans, Margaret Murphy, Gráinne Farren and one of the first staff members, Nuala Feric .